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Sept 25 - 2024
EN Europe
Scottish salmon farm cleared tonnes of dead fish before inspection, charity says
The Guardian
Footage taken by Animal Equality UK before MSPs’ visit was a daily procedure, says Scottish Sea Farms.
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News
Nov 14 - 2024
EN Europe
Leroy plans $30 million investment in cages to shield salmon from lice
IntraFish
The company plans by mid-2025 to shield up to 45 percent of its fish from the impact of sea lice.
By Rachel Mutter
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Investigative Journalism
Jun 26 - 2014
EN South America
As Fish Farms Proliferate, Diseases Do Too
Harvard University, School of Public Health
Aquaculture has become a booming industry in Chile, with salmon and other fish farmed in floating enclosures along the South Pacific coast. But as farmers densely pack these pens to meet demand, diseases can easily pass between fish.
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Investigative Journalism
Jul 23 - 2024
EN Global
Salmon’s Getting More Expensive. Blame Bloodsucking Sea Lice
Wall Street Journal
Lasers, lumpfish and other creative solutions are being employed to beat back infestations.
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 03 - 2024
EN North America
What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?
The Narwhal
The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible.
By Shannon Waters. This story is a collaboration with the newspaper The Guardian.
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Research
Oct 16 - 2024
EN North America
Phasing out open net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia
Science Advances
Canada has committed to banning salmon open net-pen aquaculture in British Columbia by 2029 and is transitioning the industry to closed containment technologies for salmon farming.
By Charles Mather
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News
Nov 13 - 2024
EN Europe
Norway’s Atlantic salmon risks going the way of the panda
The Economist
Climate change and fish farming are endangering its future
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 31 - 2024
EN Europe
Salmon fed on krill shows resilience to sea lice, study claims
IntraFish
Krill and other natural feed ingredients could lessen impact of sea lice on salmon, according to research initiated by Aker BioMarine and conducted in Norway last year.
By Hanna Gezelius
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News
Nov 14 - 2024
EN Europe
Scottish Parliament nearing conclusion on salmon-farming sustainability inquiry
Seafood Source
Scotland’s salmon-farming industry has overcome a lot of challenges over the past few years, but more work is needed to ensure it remains sustainable and prioritizes animal health and welfare into the future, according to Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands Mairi Gougeon. By Jason Holland
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Investigative Journalism
Sept 05 - 2019
EN Europe
Iceland, Open-Net Fish Farms, and the Final Frontier for Wild Atlantic Salmon
Patagonia
In the last 20 years, the expansion of salmon farming in open-net pens has led to the loss of half the wild salmon population in Norway. On average, 200,000 farmed fish escape from open-net pens and many of them swim up rivers in Norway and breed with wild stocks, contributing to species decline. According to conservation groups, the same method of farming is also responsible for the collapse in salmon and sea trout populations in the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland. By Mădălina Preda
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Research
Jan 01 - 2020
EN North America
Lousy Choices II: The Failure of Sea Lice Treatments in British Columbia, 2018-2020
Living Oceans Society
The salmon farming industry in British Columbia has invested heavily in vessels to deliver various treatments for salmon lice to their farmed stock. This report examines their performance to date and the implications for wild salmon.
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 03 - 2024
EN North America
‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?
The Guardian
A row over sea life, lice and livelihoods is dividing communities as the government plans to end open-net pen farming in British Columbian waters. By Shannon Waters
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Research
Oct 16 - 2024
EN North America
Pathogens from salmon aquaculture in relation to conservation of wild Pacific salmon in Canada
Science Advances
The spread of pathogens from farmed salmon is a conservation concern for wild Pacific salmon in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Three pathogens are prevalent in farmed Atlantic salmon in BC, spill over to wild Pacific salmon, and are linked to negative impacts on wild salmon: Piscine orthoreovirus, Tenacibaculum spp., and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Molecular screening of infectious agents in farmed and wild salmon and environmental DNA highlights a further 4 agents that are likely elevated near salmon farms and 37 that co-occur in wild and farmed salmon. Pathogens likely affect wild salmon indirectly by mediating migration, competition, and predation. Current net-pen aquaculture practices pose these risks to numerous populations of all species of wild salmon in BC, most of which are not covered in Government of Canada science and advisory reports. Climate change, pathogen evolution, and changes to disease management and aquaculture regulations will influence future risks. By Martin Krkosek, Andrew W. Bateman, Arthur L. Bass, William S. Bugg, Brendan M. Connors, Christoph M. Deeg, Emiliano Di Cicco, Sean Godwin, Jaime Grimm, Leila Krichel, Gideon Mordecai,Alexandra Morton, Stephanie Peacock, Dylan Shea, Brian Riddell, Kristina M. Miller
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 19 - 2024
EN Europe
Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered
Al Jazeera
Why have Atlantic salmon populations dropped so dramatically in British rivers, and is fish farming a help or hindrance?
By Dwayne Oxford
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Investigative Journalism
Aug 16 - 2021
EN Europe
Ocean Desolation: How Fish Farm Pollution Is Killing Marine Life in Greece
The Ferret
Researchers reported about a “desolation scenario” around sea bream and sea bass farms in Western Greece.
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Investigative Journalism
Apr 19 - 2019
EN Europe
Plans to expand Iceland's fish farms risk decimating wild salmon populations
The Guardian
Scientists are warning against new legislation to grow Iceland’s fish farming industry, but industry is pressuring for a go-ahead.
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Investigative Journalism
Mar 16 - 2024
EN Global
Why Massive Numbers of Farmed Salmon Are Dying
Time
Salmon farming has expanded rapidly in the past 25 years into a $20 billion-a-year industry. Farmed salmon are advertised as an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution to the need for animal protein for the world’s growing population. But mass die-offs and other controversies have challenged these claims.
By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
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Investigative Journalism
Mar 28 - 2022
EN North America
The Narwhal
Open-net fish pens are the perfect breeding grounds for the parasites, which feast on the mucus, skin and flesh of wild salmon, causing infection and even death. But the tools industry has to deal with the legions of sea lice are becoming less effective. By Judith Lavoie
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 24 - 2024
EN Global
Fish farming was supposed to be sustainable. But there’s a giant catch.
Vox
A groundbreaking study suggests your farmed shrimp and salmon might have a much bigger environmental toll than previously thought.
By Kenny Torrella
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Interactive / Website
Oct 01 - 2024
EN, FR Global
Seastemik & Data For Good
PinkBombs is the result of a collaboration between two non-profit organizations, Seastemik and DataforGood.
PinkBombs is here to:
-Alert about one of the biggest threats to the Ocean today: salmon farming.
-Deconstruct the distorted popular perception around salmon consumption.
-Guide companies, States and consumers towards positive solutions.
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Documentary Films
Mar 25 - 2017
EN Europe, Asia
Farmed Norwegian Salmon World’s Most Toxic Food
Marcus Guiliano
A look into farmed Salmon and Asian Panga.
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